Feis na nGleann 2023 in Dunloy
Feis Cup Under 15 Hurling – McMullan Cup
Cushendall 3-17 Loughgiel 2-9
Cushendall retained their McMullan Cup title when they beat Loughgiel by 3-17 to 2-9 in Sunday’s final at Feis na nGleann in Dunloy. Though they trailed in the early stages of the game Cushendall soon settle into a rhythm and boosted by a Connlaith McNaughton goal on 20 minutes they lead by 1-08 to 0-4 at half time.
A goal in the first minute of the second half from Dylan O’Boyle and a Liam McGarry point brought Loughgiel back into the game but Cushendall were able to respond and a goal from Conal Og Traynor in the fourth minute and another from Nicholas McLaughlin on 51 minutes saw them push on to victory.
Liam McGarry and Logan McConville game Loughgiel a good start and it was seven minutes before Dylan McNaughton got Cushendall’s first score. Loughgiel had a good goal chance a minute later but Cushendall managed to scramble the ball away and two pointed frees from centre forward Cahir McCambridge got their noses in front for the first time. Two points from Liam McGarry put the Shamrock back ahead but a third point from McCambridge on 18 minutes levelled up the scores.
The young Ruairis struck a telling blow on twenty minutes when corner forward Connlaodh McNaughton got the first goal of the game and when Cahir McCambridge, Connlaoth McCambridge (2) and Dylan McNaughton all added points they gap was out to eight, though Caolan McCollum pulled on back for Loughgiel in first half injury time. (1-8 to 0-4)
When Dylan O’Boyle got a Loughgiel goal just after half time, and Liam McGarry added a point the Shamrocks were back to within three. It stayed that way after Dylan McNaughton and Coalan McCollum swopped points, but when Conor Og Traynor grabbed Cushendall’s second goal they were back in charge. Cahir McCambridge added a point before Nicholas McLaughlin hit a real purple patch, adding three points in a row before grabbing his team’s third goal to stretch their lead to twelve.
Loughgiel kept battling away as Dylan O’Boyle and Logan McConville sent over points and Dylan O’Boyle got his second goal, but Cushendall never panicked and Cahir McCambridge, Dyaln McLaughlin, Nicholas McLaughlin and Shane McQuillan all added points to seal the win
CUSHENDALL
Shane Coulter, Shann McKeegan, Paddy Morgan, Jake Laffan, Charlie McAlister, Conor McCann, Callum Quinn, jack O’Reilly, Dylan McNaughton, Brian McNeill, Cahir McCambridge, Shane McQuillan Nicholas McNaughton, Conal Og Trainor, Connlaoth McNaughton.
LOUGHGIEL
JJ McGarry, Conor McCann, Aaron Gillan, Joe McFadden, Joe Deery, Eunan Johnston, Con McCullough, Domnhall McKay, Liam McGarry, Dylan O’Boyle, Logan McConville, Joseph Kinney, Cian Higgins, Caolan McCollum.
